Sean (Diddy) Combs faces federal charges in New York, his lawyer said late Monday.
Details of the charges weren’t immediately announced by prosecutors.
Combs’s lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, issued a statement saying: “We are disappointed with the decision to pursue what we believe is an unjust prosecution of Mr. Combs by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.”
He added that Combs had gone to New York last week in anticipation of the charges being brought.
“He is an imperfect person, but he is not a criminal,” Agnifilo said.
Criminal charges would be a major but not unexpected takedown of one of the most prominent producers and most famous names in the history of hip-hop.
The federal investigation of Combs was revealed when — in connection with a sex trafficking investigation — Homeland Security Investigations agents served simultaneous search warrants and raided Combs’s mansions in Los Angeles and Miami in March .
Another of his lawyers, Aaron Dyer, said the raids were “a gross use of military-level force,” that the allegations were “meritless,” and said Combs was “innocent and will continue to fight” to clear his name.